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PlayStation Plus Free Games For December 2024 Live Now

One of the best co-op games of all time, a Pokemon-like, and perfect organisms await PS Plus subscribers in December.

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PlayStation has released this month's batch of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers. All PS Plus members can claim a trio of freebies this month--Aliens: Dark Descent, It Takes Two, and Temtem.

PS Plus in December.

PS Plus in December.
PS Plus in December.

One of the very best co-op games ever made, It Takes Two combines platforming with imaginative teamwork. As Cody and May, a couple with a rocky relationship who have been trapped in a fantasy world, players will have to work together to overcome unique challenges and possibly mend a broken partnership. The game has been a critical and commercial success story since it was first released a couple of years ago, and its director Josef Fares has recently been teasing that studio Hazelight is working on something new that'll be published by EA again.

On the opposite end of wholesome co-op platforming, Aliens: Dark Descent is a real-time strategy game where you'll guide a squad of Colonial Space Marines through a deadly Xenomorph outbreak. With all communication lost on the moon of Lethe, it's up to you to figure out what happened and survive the journey. You can customize the abilities, weapons, and talents of your Marines, and while the core gameplay can become repetitive, it's still an authentic dive into the galaxy of Aliens.

Finally, Temtem is a neat spin on the catch-'em-all formula established by Pokemon. You'll get to explore the six islands of the Airborne Archipelago, encounter dozens of Temtem, and train them in your quest to become the very best, like no one ever was. The game also features MMO elements, and you can team up with other players if you're looking to trade Temtem or battle them in intense competitions.

PlayStation Plus Free Games for December 2024

Available December 3 until January 6, 2025.

  • Aliens: Dark Descent (PS5, PS4)
  • Temtem (PS5)
  • It Takes Two (PS5, PS4)

As part of PlayStation's 30th Anniversary celebrations, Sony has also announced several events that'll be taking place in December. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 will be available as a game trial for PS Plus Premium members starting December 3, and the PlayStation Classics Catalogue will expand with the arrival of Sly 2: Band of Thieves, Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, and Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy later this month.

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I finally pulled the trigger on buying Aliens Dark Descent last month. It's like they KNOW.

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At one end, they are saying "It's 30 years, thanks for being with us", and at the other end, they say "Here you, go crappy games that hardly anyone wanted to play spending money, and now you get them for free, still there's not much reason to play them".

Why, I mean why?

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The Aliens game bored me. Which is a bummer since i like shooters & grew up a huge ALiens fan....

The intense combat wasn't fun. Targets are small & fast and i guess hitting enemies felt unrewarding.. I never played a 2nd sessions after 3 hour 1st night.

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Keep meaning to play It Takes Two, so I'm not mad to get another chance. I had EA Play briefly a couple times but didn't get around to playing that particular game.

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It Takes Two looks fun and Aliens Dark Descent also looks like it’s going to be enjoyable as well. I already downloaded Aliens DD on Gamepass so I’ll try it on there instead.

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It takes two is fun, but I'm gonna divorce my wonderful wife if I have to play that with her again 😂.

Been waiting to pull the trigger on temtem for years. Excited for this.

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Not remotely interested in any of those, as usual. Glad I decided to let my ps plus expire.

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@soulmuncher666: do you not play online ? and i say that full well knowing that paying to play online is a scam by these game companies.

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@amichalski81: hell no

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@soulmuncher666: Ok, so then you don't need PS Plus anyway. I play a bunch of Sports and army type games with friends so it's needed. unsure why we need to pay to play online as well. scam scam scam by these companies.

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Never played Allen's Dark Descent , It Takes Two or Temtum.

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Nothing I’m terribly interested in there but I’ll claim them. Probably won’t get around to playing them though.

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I’ve had It Takes Two for 2 or 3 years (whenever it came out) and I haven’t played it, because not one of my friends wants to. Lol. I’m glad Aliens Dark Descent is coming. I used to have it, but sold it to a friend for cheap, and I’ve kind of been missing it lately.

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Ffs

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